The local war in Afghanistan did not pass by the Soviet state. In the armed conflict involved more than 500 thousand soldiers. About 14 thousand soldiers died in fierce battles, 35 thousand soldiers were seriously injured or disabled. 300 people are missing.
Price of the afghan war
An Afghan is a person who participated in active hostilities in Afghanistan. However, to this day it has not been established whether the war on the territory of the state was expedient for the Soviet army. Armed conflict imprinted on many Soviet families, and the manifestations of war are noted to this day. The events of those distant days are remembered by every Afghan. This is a serious mental disorder that has received the medical name "Afghan Syndrome".
The price of the Afghan war for the USSR is too high. If you study unofficial sources of information, then over 10 years of conflict in the territory of Afghanistan, 3 million Soviet soldiers served. Of which more than 180 thousand people were seriously injured, more than 50 thousand were killed, hundreds of thousands of soldiers became infected with incurable diseases - hepatitis, typhoid fever and others.
USSR policy in Afghanistan
The main thing to remember is that Soviet troops did not occupy Afghanistan, but entered the territory of the state at the invitation of the authorities. The decision to participate in an armed conflict was difficult and lengthy. However, the worsening geopolitical situation on the Middle East Front played a key role. December 12, 1979, the Soviet government decided to send troops into Afghanistan.
The armed conflict was created artificially, and it is here that a clear trace of the interference of the United States of America can be traced, although this fact has not been confirmed to this day, despite the existence of indirect evidence. So, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a well-known American political scientist, said in an interview: "The American authorities did not push the USSR to enter the war road in Afghanistan, but all the conditions were created for this to happen."
The fact is that Afghanistan is the central geopolitical link, over which "insurmountable disputes and confrontations" follow. The constant insurgent rebellions that took place in close proximity to the Soviet borders could not be left unanswered. The loss of Afghanistan to the USSR could be a determinant of the loss of former world influence.
It is these reasons that became the basis for the entry of Soviet troops as peacekeepers into Afghanistan. Not a single Afghan can forget about this. It was an unnecessary war unleashed by external forces.
State support for Afghans
For rehabilitation, numerous benefits are provided for Afghans and other internationalist soldiers who operate on the territory of Russia. The full range of benefits is listed in the Federal Law "On Veterans", which entered into force on January 12, 1995.
- Monthly payments. The amount of benefits is a little more than 2 thousand rubles. This amount includes the social support that every Afghan receives. This allows you to receive benefits for the purchase of permits in the sanatorium, transportation.
- Afghans warriors receive a 50 percent discount on the repair of residential premises. To become the owner of the benefits, you must provide a certificate of a war veteran to the management company.
- In addition, veterans receive preferential taxation. In each region, indicators vary, depending on tax rates.
Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten
The memory of the fallen soldiers in Afghanistan allows you to save memorial plaques. In almost every city there is a monument to the Afghans. In Volgograd, a monument has been erected, where three warriors are holding a bell in their hands. And in Yekaterinburg the monument “Black Tulip” was erected. The sculpture is represented by an Afghan warrior who bowed his head in sorrow for the fallen comrades and holds a machine gun in his hands. Stone steles recreate the tulip petals, which formed the basis of the name. Rallies in memory of soldiers who participated in a bloody war in Afghanistan are held annually in such memorial places throughout Russia.